Separator.



A. A. BOWSER.

SBPARATGR.

APPLIGATION num SBPT,1.1909.

1,107,485, Patented Aug. 18, 19ML narran enteras PATENT clinica.

ALLEN A. BOWSER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO S. F. BOWSER da COM- PANY, INCORPORATED, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDlANA.

SEPARAT'OR T all whom it may concern:

arating gasolene from water.

:ffl nother objeetof this invention is to pro- .v de a, gasolene separator ofiinprovedl-construction adaptingi iii-sfo A'd `with. a nozzle. l

irect connection .Vith these and other bjects in view to be l specially pointedlont inthespeci-cation and appended claims, my invention consists the production and maintenance of a whirl-b of4 the' partsexemplitied in the accompany` ing drawings, in which?v Figure l is a longitudinal section of theembodiment shown inthe drawings. Fig. 2 is a top plan-viei'lgfof the same.' Fig. 3 is a side elevation of. the top of the device looking toward the outlet opening.

- Referring more particularly to the draw-V ings, the exempliication shown therein Coinprises, among other constructions-1 features to lie' hereinafter pointednout, a. separator vessel or chamber l provided with inlet andoutlet openings or ports 2, 3. In order to provide means for introducing a mixture into the .separator with a'whirling movement, an inlet channel or passage has'been provi-dedv'extending aroundthel inner wall of the chamber l. Preferably this inletvchannel is provided by means of a partition wall l arranged adjacent vthe inner Wall of the chamber 1v and extending a portion of the length thereof. In 'order to facilitate ing movement of the mixture -Within the separator chamber, the partition 4 is prof vided with a helical partition 5 which for-ms a helical channel or passage 6 extending along the inner'wall' of the chamber l, so that the energy in the entering currentis Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 1, 1909. i Serial No. 515,567. Y

vside the partition el and exten Patented Aug.- 18,1914.

kept concentrated within -small `limits until r it reaches a point approximately-'at' the longitudinal center of the separator. The' puri pose of this construction is, in this preferredexemplification of my invention, to securea whirling movement whic'zhf-'sliall befstrox'igest in and around the opening lhito-fthel discharge channel or passage 7, so that as the mixture passes downwardly through the chamber l, the centrifugal action of the whirling fluid will -impel the heavier inlgrev dients outwardly against the cylindrical wall of the chamber 1 and .leave the lighter portions only tobe subjected tothefilter action of the strainer or filter no'w to be Areferred to. In the' present .exemplificatio'n,

said filter preferably consists of astrainer or screen 8 secured to thev lower endof thevpzarvtition 4 and extending around-adjacent to the wall 'of 'said chamber v1. v.`Withiny the'. screen 8 and spaced therefrom isva 'seconds 'Y screen 9 which is also vsecured tothe partition 4 in any suitable manner but preferably by means of a metallic band 10 Awhich -`-is seated in a recess Within therinner lWall "of the partition it, vsaid band being rigidlyfastened to the screens 8 and `9 respectively. In order to Ar'nakethe filtering action of said so I screens most ell'ective, the'outer screen 8l is made of comparatively coarse mesh which excludes any coarse particleswhich.may` be in the fluid and at the same time permits 'the passage of gasolene throughfthe mesh `more readily than Water, while 4the inner- Screen is. made of comparatively fmemesh, which permits the passage -of gasolene While excluding the passage'of water therethrough.`

The screens are thus @axially/arranged 'with the axis of the cylinder 1;-'.nd while' depending from the'lower end of tlfl'ecylinder 4, ellectually lclose the opening" intothe"v discharge channel?, which is rovide'clinds upwardly to`connect with the discharge opening For the purpose of drawing off the water or other ingredients which have been ex# eluded from passa-gethrough the screens 8 zand 9, the'lower end of the chamberl is provided with a suitable outlet, which is preferably controlled by a cock ll, which discharges downwardly from the bottom of the chamber l. By reference to Figs. l and 2 it will b e seen that the inlet and outlet openings 2 and 3 are arranged co-axially ,t the top of the filter chamber 1, thus adapting the separator to be attached to a faucet or nozzle without removing the discharge point of the gasolene very tar from the point at Which it would discharge nere the separator not in use. lVith reference to the constructional features of this embodiment of my invention, the device will be seen to comprise a top cap or casting 12 having the inlet and outlet openings provided therein, the bottom cap 13 having a discharge opening therein, and a cylinder forming the Wall of the chamber 1. lVithin the top cap 12 is provided a perforation while in a lug 14 formed integral on the bottom cap 13 is a threaded socket 15, said per foration and socket being co-axially alined to receive a central. rod 16 threaded on both ends. Said rod projects through the perforation in the upper cap and is provided with a nut 17 for securing Vthe parts rigidly together. Extending about the lower end ot the rod 16 is a ring or projection 18 which engages the lowerend of the screen S and acts as a support therefor. The inner screen 9 is rigidly enforced by a plurality of ribs preferably in the form of vwires 19, While at the same time the screens 8 and 9 are rigidly connected together by means of the supporting strips 20.

What I claim isy 1. In a separator, the combination of a chamber provided with means for introducing a mixture thereinto with a whirlin movement, of a discharge passage arranged along the axis of said chamber, and a truetoconical tlter screen encircling the opening into and depending from the walls of the discharge passage.

2. In a separator, the combination with a separator chamber provided with an inlet channel extending around its inner Wall and a discharge channel extending along the aXis of said chamber inside of the inlet channel, of a ilter sheet about and depending from the opening of said discharge channel in the form of an inverted conical rustum.

3. In a separator, the combination with a cylindrical separator vessel provided with a cylindrical partition wall extending n* portion of the length of said vessel, said parti,- tion being adapted to provide an inlet channel ext-ending around the inner wall of the vessel and a discharge passage extending along the axis of said vessel",F of a filter screen depending from the end of said partition converging toward the endof the screen and providing a screening surface in excess of the area of the discharge passag- 4. In a separator, the combination with a ,cylindrical vessel mounted upon4 a vertical axis and provided with a cylindrical nav-tition wall at the upper end thereof, said partition wall being adapted to provide an inlet channel extending aroundpthe inner Wall of the vessel, and a discharge passage extending upwardly through said vessel, ot a filter screen depending from said partition to provide an enlarged screening surface for the end of the discharge passage.

5. In a separator, a cylindrical vessel provided with an inner cylindrical partition' wall at one end, and a plurality of ilter screens depending from the end of said partition concentrically with the axis of said vessel, said vessel being provided with a discharge passage'tormed with said cylindrical partition and said filter screens providing a screening shield for the discharge passage.

6. A separator comprising a vertically arranged cylindrical chamber provided with a partition` forming a helical inlet. passage and a discharge passage at the upper end, an inclosing filter screen depending from the lop'erfend ofl said partition and extending around the opening into said discharge passage, and a second discharge opening at the lower end of the chamber.

7. In a separator, a cylindrical vessel provided with an inner cylindrical partition Wall extending for a portion of the length thereof, a helical partition interposed .between the outer Wall and said inner partition, la frusto-conical screen secured about the periphery of its larger diameter around the lower edge of said cylindrical partition wall and having its lower end depending into said cylindrical vessel, and a discharge outlet leading from the' upper end of the space within said inner partition wall.

8. In a separator, the combination of a cylindrical outer vessel provided with an inlet, an inner discharge passage disposed Within the vessel, means to impart a whirling movement to an entering tluid mixture, and a screen impervious to one of the liquids disposed about the discharge entrance Within the vessel.

9. In a separator, the combination ofV a separator chamber provided with an inlet channel disposed about its inner wall whereby a whirling movement is imparted to a fluid mixture., a discharge channel extending along the axis of the said chamber and a plurality of screens concentrically diswithin the chamber, means to impart a wmvlmff motion to an .entemngiiuid mixan inlet, an inner discharge passage disposed tuve, a @Green dspoed Withinthe chamber name to this Speeieton, `in the presence and depending from the opening of the chsof two subgogili witnesses, on this 23rd ehmge passage, sind screen being impervlous day oi August. 1909.

to the passage of water therethrough and ALLEN A. BOWSER. 5 permittlng the passage of the gfyMSJQleB Witnesses:

therethrough. H. W. BRowN,

In testimony whereof 1;Y haw/e Signed my E. J. Lrrrm. 

